‘Yomi Oyewole, a graduate of Computer Science with over 20 years’ experience in Information and Communications Technology and 15 years in project management. He also holds a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Atlantic International University, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the prestigious Rome Business School, Italy, a Master of Science from Valencia International University, Spain, and a PhD from Bodhisastra University, Florida, USA, with a major in Infrastructure Finance. He has been a financial and business broker for over a decade.

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He started his career in UTC Nig. PLC as a system technician and later moved to Intelligent Technologies Ltd, where he was deployed as a consultant network administrator to NNPC (Medical Division, Mosimi). He was part of the team that set up the NNPC radio link internet connectivity and the entire NNPC medical networking and system integration using Windows 2000 Server and Novell Netware 4.0 in 2001.
From ITL, he moved to Sagem SA (www.safran-group.com) as one of the pioneer Local Government Technical Coordinators for Nigeria’s first National Identity Card Project. He was among the top three LTCs in the country and the only one working in the largest local government in North Central without a Technical Assistant. He was also the first LTC in the region to submit his report to the headquarters.

In 2003, he was absorbed into the headquarters technical team and later seconded to NBS Technology (www.nbstech.com) for advanced training in Biometrics, card printing, and production technology maintenance in Paris, France, in 2005. He then joined Cards Technology Limited (www.cardstechnology.com) as a Cards Engineer/Network Security Specialist, providing expertise in card security and PIN protection.

After CTL, he worked at Strides and Stripes Limited (www.stridesandstripes.com) as the Head of IT Infrastructure and later as Group Head, Technical Engineering, and Networking. He led the installation of CCTV cameras using Vista and hybrid inverter backup solutions for 23 selected Nigerian prisons (on behalf of Comnavig Securex and Gabfol Limited). Due to his dedication and hard work, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Strides and Stripes Ltd and later became the Executive Director of Technical Services at I-Cube W.A. Limited.

He is currently the Group CEO of Hisgrace Global Systems Group, CEO of Data One Limited (an Internet Service Provider), CEO of Integrated Data Capture Limited (a company that provides accurate project data and support for government and private sectors), Nigeria Project Coordinator at Belstar Capital LLC (a structured finance corporation that has brought investments worth almost $1BN USD to West Africa), and Project Consultant at Global Trade Finance, USA.

Professional Affiliations & Certifications

  • Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC)
  • Certified Management Consultant (CMC)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Member, Transportation & Development Institute, USA
  • ISO 21500-Certified Lead Project Manager (CLPM)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria (MCIoD)